Honduras Dissolves Anti-Gang Unit, Creates New Crime Agency

Published on Honduras Daily · May 30, 2026 · Originally reported May 29, 2026 by Presidencia de Honduras

President Nasry Asfura's National Defense and Security Council voted to shut down the anti-gang police directorate DIPAMPCO and replace it with a new inter-agency National Agency Against Crime (ANC) that will unify intelligence and operations with U.S. support.

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